Recent content by Pedrosa4

Hi all, I've set the time to spin down to 60s and the seagate goflex 2Tb (USB3) spun down fine, but it won't spin back up which I presume should happen automatically whenever I access the drive, e.g. from the Mac finder (tested this by trying to create a new "test" folder but I got an error...

Well, after thinking a little more as well as getting tired of many days reading so many reviews of different products, I've decided to get the GS108UK (Thanks again Colin for the suggestion). I read that the GS108Ev3 may have some throughput issues even out of the box (unmanaged) but how...

Yes, I spotted the lifetime warranty which makes it very attractive, and then (still on that page) I saw the GS108Ev3 (the smart version with lifetime warranty) for only £4.31 more. I need to draw the line somewhere but with so many options out there, it's difficult.

Nice one, thanks Colin. This is where my brain starts thinking if I'm going to spend £30, then why not get the LGS308 for the same price? (link below) and use it as unmanaged, which will then future proof me should the need ever arise. I do trust your judgment but it's the value for money point...

Thanks for the input everyone. Really appreciated and thanks for the tip Colin. Unmanaged it is then. Can anyone recommend one, or at least a good brand? Again, many thanks all. Knew I could rely on the folks here :)

Good question and this is another reason for my doubts. Since researching this aspect of networks the language being used made me a little apprehensive as I thought how am I going to learn all this in a reasonable time to get started with setting this up with confidence and without royally...

Hi all, I currently have a small home network. Devices are as follows: Wired: TiVo V6 box (living room) TiVo V4 box (bedroom) LightwaveRF hub (G1 - plus 6 G1 devices wifi linked to the lightwaveRF hub) Apple TV G4 Work Laptop TV (not smart but linked for updates) Wifi: iPhone & iPad (plus guest...